Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-15
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
Troubadour Defeats The Bard for the
Monmouth Cup.

NEW YORK, July 14th.-The fact thai
| The Bard and Troubadour were to meet in
contest again to-day drew an immense at
| tendance, despite the intense heat, to the
| races at Monmouth Park. Good judges
| estimated the crowd at 10000. The course
| was as fast as it was possible to make it
| Forty-six horses ran in the races, among
which were Troubadour, The Bard, Rich
mond, Choctaw and Young Duke. The
event of the day was the third race, be-
tween Troubadour and The Bard. AL
though The Bard was beaten by Trouba
| dour the other day, still the former horse
sold favorite to-day at 1-3.
The handicap, three-quarters of a mile
Patrocles won, Gardey second, Milton
third Time, t:162.
The two-year-old race, three-quarters oi
a mile, Bayridge won, Tristan second, Billy
Brown third. Time, lis
The third race was the Monmouth Cur
sweepstake, for all ages, with $1,000 added
of which $500 to second, one and three.
quarter miles. The starters were Trouba.
dour and The Bard The betting vascil.
lated considerably, The Bard being the
general favorite, though once or twice the
| odds were S100 to $90 and take your pick.
The Bard took the lead at the start, and
going mp the backstretch he opened up a
his pursuer. 1t looked as though he in
tended to run away from Troubadour il
possible. AT the stand Troubadour was
only three lengths behind, and as they
passed the wire were cheered heartily.
Going up the backstretch, Troubadour,
though ridden under a pull, slowly but
surely gained on Crossett's pet and it was
seen that even this early The Bard.
barring accident, was beaten. On the upper
turn The Bard's lead was still further
| decreased, and at the head of the home
stretch Troubadour had collared him. The
excitement was intense as they thundered
down the homestretch. At the last furlong
/ Hayward began lashing The Bard with his
whip and gaffing hun with his heels, but
| the horse could not respond. Snapper
Garrison, on Troubadour rode calmly on.
and, without touching his noble steed with
lash or steel, won by a length and half in
3:04. The applause that hailed his victory
was deafening. The quarter was made in
;24!, half in 80, the three-quarters in lis,
the mile in 1:421, the mile and quarter in
200, the mile and a half in 23S{, and the
mile and three-quarters in 3:04.
The handicap, one and one-sixteenth
miles, Lsggard won, Richmond second
Adriana third. Time, 1871.
The selling purse, one mile, Young Duke
won: Susie Forbes second, Windsail third
Time, las.
The handicap steeplechase, short course
Marlborough won, Jimmie MCGOWAN sec
ond, Mystic third. Time, 3:06.
AT CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON PARK, July 14th.-The wea.
ther was warm and the attendance good
to-day.
The six tnrlongs Cassie won. Glenhall
second, Kedar Khan third. Time, lis.
The nine furlongs Lemon won, Long.
alight second, Ten Times third. Time
1:574.
The half-mile Raceland won, Van Leland
second, Emperor of Norfolk third. Time
:4S1.
Mile heats-Sour Mash laid back in eacll
heat until reaching the homestretch, where
he came ahead and won easily by length
in the first and five lengths in the second
Paragon and Ira K. Bride were distanced in
the second heat. Time, 1:43 and 1:44.
The five furlongs Glen Fortune won, Ell.
mira second, Lady Virgil third Time,
I-034.